Our civilization depends largely on paper.
PLINY THE ELDERMost men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar off.
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It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.
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I think it is the most beautiful and humane thing in the world, so to mingle gravity with pleasure that the one may not sink into melancholy, nor the other rise up into wantonness.
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In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.
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The great business of man is to improve his mind, and govern his manners; all other projects and pursuits, whether in our power to compass or not, are only amusements.
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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification being deferred.
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The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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As touching peaches in general, the very name in Latine whereby they are called Persica, doth evidently show that they were brought out of Persia first.
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Now, that the sovereign power and deity, whatsoever it is, should have regard of mankind, is a toy and vanity worthy to be laughed at.
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Human nature is fond of novelty.
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No man’s abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.
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Among these things, one thing seems certain – that nothing certain exists and that there is nothing more pitiful or more presumptuous than man.
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War should neither be feared nor provoked.
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Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.
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